System Architect

Are you an experienced System Architect with a passion for intelligent building management systems, industrial automation, and safety-critical applications? At Deerns, you will have the opportunity to work on innovative and challenging projects that contribute to a smarter, safer, and more sustainable future. Read on and discover how you can make an impact.

The challenge

The System Architect for Intelligent Building Management Solutions and Industrial Automation plays a crucial role in designing integrated automation solutions for both buildings and industrial processes. This position involves developing safe, efficient, and future-ready systems that connect various installations, such as HVAC, lighting, access control, gas safety, and industrial process control. You will work closely with project teams, suppliers, and end-users to create innovative and sustainable solutions that meet the highest safety standards.

Your responsibilities include:

• Developing automation architectures: Design scalable solutions for intelligent building management and process automation, including gas detection systems, safety mechanisms, and process control.
• System integration: Connect installations using protocols like BACnet, Modbus, KNX, and industrial standards such as OPC UA and PROFIBUS.
• Gas safety and process safety: Develop solutions for gas detection, emergency shutdowns, ventilation integration, and fail-safe control systems for industrial environments.
• Specification and standards management: Implement relevant standards for intelligent building management solutions, process automation, and safety systems, such as IEC 61511 (functional safety) and ATEX regulations.
• Process optimization: Analyze and optimize industrial processes and systems to enhance efficiency, safety, and sustainability.
• Stakeholder management: Collaborate effectively with various stakeholders, including clients, end-users, engineers, and project managers, ensuring solutions meet both functional and technical requirements.
• Continuous learning and development: Stay updated on the latest innovations in smart technologies and automation, applying these to develop improved, future-proof solutions. • Technological consulting: Identify innovations to enhance performance and reliability in intelligent buildings and industrial environments.
• Documentation and communication: Prepare technical documentation and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge of intelligent building management solutions, gas safety systems, and industrial process control.
• Expertise in communication standards and protocols such as KNX, BACnet, Modbus, OPC UA, and PROFIBUS.
• Proficiency in designing fail-safe systems and safety-critical applications.
• Experience with IT networks and cybersecurity in automation environments.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Flexibility and the ability to continuously adapt to technological advancements.
• Excellent communication skills to clearly present complex technical issues

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Technology, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in intelligent building management solutions, industrial automation, and safety-critical systems. This role combines technological innovation with safety-critical applications. As a System Architect, you will develop integrated solutions that maximize comfort, safety, efficiency, and sustainability in both buildings and industrial processes.

We offer

• A position of 32-40 hours per week with a salary to match.
• Challenging projects for leading clients in the Netherlands and internationally.
• A work environment in which innovation and sustainability are put into practice daily.
• Attention to your own development and vitality with ample training and development opportunities, bicycle and sports arrangements, flexible working hours, 33 vacation days and the possibility of purchasing additional days.
• Hybrid working, where you have the opportunity to alternate between working from home and the office.
• A team where cooperation and collegiality are priority, and where we interact informally.
• Sustainability is in our genes. This is expressed, for example, in a mobility policy where health and sustainability are most important. Many of our offices are located near public transport hubs, cycling is encouraged, and your travel expenses are reimbursed 100% on the basis of public transport.

About Deerns
As an independent engineering firm, Deerns specializes in consultancy, design and implementation supervision in the fields of installation engineering, building physics, energy supply and sustainability. Our areas of expertise contribute to sustainable, intelligent and future-proof buildings that optimally support our clients' processes. We are …